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Swainsonia
''Swainsonia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Imbricariinae of the family Mitridae. Species Species within the genus ''Swainsonia'' include: * '' Swainsonia biconica'' (Bozzetti, 2011) * '' Swainsonia casta'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Swainsonia ekerae'' (Cernohorsky, 1973) * '' Swainsonia fissurata'' Lamarck * '' Swainsonia fusca'' (Swainson, 1824) * ''Swainsonia limata'' (Reeve, 1845) * '' Swainsonia newcombii'' (Pease, 1869) * '' Swainsonia ocellata'' (Swainson, 1831) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Swainsonia albina'' (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of '' Scabricola albina'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Swainsonia bicolor'' (Swainson, 1824): synonym of '' Scabricola bicolor'' (Swainson, 1824) * ''Swainsonia cloveri'' (Cernohorsky, 1971): synonym of '' Imbricaria cloveri'' (Cernohorsky, 1971) * ''Swainsonia incisa'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of '' Scabricola incisa'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 185o) * ''Swainsonia mariae'' (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swainsonia Ocellata
''Swainsonia ocellata'' , common name the eyed mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia ocellata. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934804 on 2017-06-22 Subspecies * ''Swainsonia ocellata ocellata'' (Swainson, 1831) * ''Swainsonia ocellata sublevigata'' (Bozzetti, 2016) Description The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 34 mm. The shell is roughly spindle-shaped, white towards the apex and brown towards the base, with striations and a row of reddish spots. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; also off Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swainsonia Newcombii
''Swainsonia newcombii'' , common name Newcomb's mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia newcombii (Pease, 1869). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934814 on 2017-06-22 Description The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 41 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Hawaii, Midway, New Caledonia and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... References * Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). ''Mitridae''. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp. * Le Beon R., 2014, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swainsonia Fissurata
''Swainsonia fissurata'', common name : the reticulate mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2017). Swainsonia fissurata (Lamarck, 1811). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217225 on 21 June 2017 Description The shell size varies between 21 mm and 65 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and the Mascarene The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or Mascarenhas Archipelago is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands belonging to the Republic of Mauritius as well as the French department of Réunion. Thei ... Basin. References * Vine, P. (1986). ''Red Sea Invertebrates''. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. * Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). ''Coquillages de La Réunion et d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swainsonia Casta
''Swainsonia casta'', common name the chaste mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia casta. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934812 on 2017-06-21 Description The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 55 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off East Africa to Japan; off Pitcairn and Polynesia Polynesia () "many" and νῆσος () "island"), to, Polinisia; mi, Porinihia; haw, Polenekia; fj, Polinisia; sm, Polenisia; rar, Porinetia; ty, Pōrīnetia; tvl, Polenisia; tkl, Polenihia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of ... References * Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). ''Mitridae''. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp. External links * Mitridae Gastropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swainsonia Biconica
''Swainsonia biconica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Swainsonia biconica'' (Bozzetti, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062438 on 2019-01-04 Description The length of the shell attains 17.15 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... References * Bozzetti L. (2011) Scabricola (Swainsonia) biconica (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Mitridae: Imbricariinae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 70: 13-14 External links Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swainsonia Fusca
''Swainsonia fusca'', common name : the dusky mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.Bouchet, P. (2017). Swainsonia fusca. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=944701 on 22 June 2017 Description The shell is nearly spindle-shaped, entirely brown and marked by bands of punctured dots. Size varies between 14 mm and 30 mm. Distribution This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, Mauritius and the Mascarene Basin and in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola , national_anthem = "Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... References * Michel, C. (1988). ''Marine molluscs of Mauritius' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swainsonia Ekerae
''Swainsonia ekerae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.MolluscaBase (2018). Mitridae Swainson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http: ..., the miters or miter snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Swainsonia ekerae'' (Cernohorsky, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934805 on 2019-01-04Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183(2): 253-337. References ekerae Gastropods described in 1973 {{Mitridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cancilla Schepmani
''Cancilla schepmani'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. The specific name ''schepmani'' is in honor of Dutch malacologist Mattheus Marinus Schepman. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ... and Sulu Island, Indonesia References External links Schepman M.M. (1911) The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part IV. Rachiglossa. Siboga-Expeditie, 49d: 247-363, pls. 18–24. Leiden, E.J. Brill.Salisbury R. & Guillot de Suduiraut E. 2003. Three new deep-water miters (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Mitridae) from the Western Indo-Pacific with a new name for Mitra millepunctata Schepman, 1911. Novapex 4(1): 1-9Fedosov A., Puillandre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swainsonia Limata
''Swainsonia limata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.MolluscaBase (2018). Mitridae Swainson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http: ..., the miters or miter snails. Description Distribution References Mitridae {{Mitridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scabricola Olivaeformis
''Scabricola olivaeformis'', common name the olive-shaped mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miter shells or miter snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific off the Mascarene Basin and Réunion; in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines, Hawaii, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Japan and Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ... Description The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 21 mm References * Arianna Fulvo and Roberto Nistri (2005). ''350 coquillages du monde entier''. Delachaux et Niestlé (Paris) : 256 p. * Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). ''Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice'' * Cernohorsky W. O. (1991). ''The Mitridae of the world'' (Part 2). Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.MolluscaBase (2018). Mitridae Swainson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23073 on 2018-03-04 Both the Latin name and the common name are taken from the item of ecclesiastical headgear, the mitre or miter, used in reference to the shape of the shells. The dentition of radula in the Mitroidea is rachiglossate, with well-developed central and lateral teeth, both comb-like. Members of this family are predators. Distribution These sea snails are found in most warm and temperate seas. Subfamilies and genera Subfamilies and genera in the family Mitridae include: Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Cylindromitrinae Cossmann, 1899 ** '' Nebularia'' Swainson, 1840 ** '' Pterygia'' Röding, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |